Patient Care Technician
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Description
Join our fast-paced, team-centered 6A General Surgery unit, where Patient Care Technicians play a vital role in delivering exceptional care.
In this position, you’ll provide hands-on support that ensures patients feel safe, informed, and cared for from admission through recovery, while building confidence in your clinical skills. Our unit is known for its collaborative culture, continuous learning opportunities, and celebrated excellence, highlighted by multiple DAISY and ACES Awards. This full-time role offers 36 hours per week on a 6-week schedule, with 12-hour shifts rotating between days (6\:30 AM–6\:30 PM) and nights (6\:30 PM–6\:30 AM). Successful PCTs thrive in a dynamic environment, communicate effectively, and embrace growth through UPMC’s Patient Care Support Career Ladder. If you’re ready to make a difference and advance your skills, join us and help turn teamwork into outstanding patient experiences.
The Patient Care Technician is a valued step in UPMCs Patient Care Support Career Ladder. The final candidate will be placed in the appropriate title and pay rate depending on education and experience
Responsibilities\:
- Assist with patient procedures and daily living activities.
- Support physical, respiratory, and cardiopulmonary therapies.
- Provide feedback to the RN and report changes in patient status.
- Perform core nursing assistant tasks (blood glucose, weights, vital signs, I&O, specimen collections, Foley care) and at least four of the following\: phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG, simple dressing, Foley catheter removal, point of care testing, bladder scan, straight catheter, or IV catheter removal.
- Report equipment malfunctions and communicate effectively with other departments.
- Contribute to unit activities (responding to call lights, passing meal trays, transporting patients).
- Receive and act on feedback, identify learning needs, and participate in self-review.
- Provide patient and family instruction under RN direction; apply, monitor, and remove restraints as needed.
- Adhere to all patient care policies and safety procedures.
- Document in medical records and perform clerical functions as needed.
- Support department projects and quality initiatives.